UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) has appointed a president and chief operating officer following the recent retirement of chief executive officer John Zader. Tony Fischer has been promoted to president and Maureen Quill has been promoted to chief operating officer.
Global financial markets ended the 3rd quarter with declines as the US Dollar surged in the month of September, driven by a combination of weak European economic data, social unrest in Hong Kong and increased geopolitical tension in the Middle
The Financial Services Authority is proposing to extend the current disclosure regime for significant net short positions in the stocks of UK financial sector companies, due to expire o
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has published its first Commitments of Traders Report (COTR) in response to general market demand for broader transparency. The COTR is designed to reflect the nature of the predominant business activity that LME members and
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced several actions designed to protect against abusive short sales and make more short sale infor
Liquid Holdings Group has started rolling out the beta version of LiquidMobile, an app that allows hedge fund managers secure access to real-time risk, performance, P&L and shadow NAV platform via mobile devices. LiquidMobile, which is currently being offered to
Aladdin Capital Holdings has appointed Stephen Mandella as its chief operating officer/chief financial officer.
A US District Court judge has ordered former Citigroup director John Aaron Brooks to pay a civil penalty of USD500,000 to settle CFTC charges that he defrauding Citigroup by mismarking and inflating the value of his position in ethanol futures
La Française has appointed Pierre Schoeffler as senior global asset allocation advisor, a role that will cover all asset classes managed by the group. Xavier Lépine, chairman of the board of La Française, says: "Pierre's experience, advice and quantitative tools
SS&C Technologies has launched an integrated front- to back-office technology platform for hedge funds. The end-to-end offering features an order management system (OMS), including trading and execution management tools, real-time P&L, FIX connectivity, mobile app access to performance information, dedicated
